Pierce's side of the operation against the Cartel is already in
jeopardy, as seemingly supernaturally powered enforcers from the
Cartel proper take charge of the defectors and release some kind of
eldritch working that shakes Pierce to his core.

Mitch, Kiera, and Jack are left to pick up the pieces as the
operation's...

In case you didn't hear at the end of the First Anniversary
Q&A Special:

After a long time considering it, we're finally pulling the trigger
on this Patreon launch. There are a lot of reasons for this, which
you'll hear in the announcement, and a lot of exciting
opportunities for the future of ORPHEUS, as well.

Kiera, Mitch, and Pierce are finally given a moment of respite,
now rid of the Sol Invictus team that had been hunting them since
Chicago. Jack re-establishes contact with our operatives, and much
is revealed as all (or maybe not quite all) of the cards are put on
the table.